Northern Ireland
As riots and disorder spread, some countries warn their citizens not to travel to the UK
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside on Aug. 4, 2024 in Rotherham, U.K. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Five countries have now issued travel and safety warnings to their citizens living or visiting the U.K. as riots and street disorder continue to plague the country. The United Arab Emirates, […]
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Labour Celebration established to acquire Uk election in landslide victory, exit polls exhibit: Stay updates
Vote counting commences Ballot papers are tipped out onto a desk by counting team at the counting centre at Emirates Arena as the United kingdom common election depend commences on July 4, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images Information | Getty Photographs The guide counting of hundreds of thousands of ballots […]
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The prospect of a united Eire emerges as a republican leader normally takes place of work in Belfast
BELFAST, NORTHERN Ireland – FEBRUARY 3: Initially Minister Michelle O’Neill speaks during proceedings of the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont on February 3, 2024 in Belfast, Northern Eire. Handout | Getty Photos News | Getty Photos LONDON — A referendum on Irish reunification could be in the cards in a 10 years, according to Northern […]
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‘Unfinished business’: Biden visits Northern Eire as political tensions persist
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his economic priorities at a Laborers’ Worldwide Union of North The us (LiUNA) education middle in DeForest, Wisconsin, U.S. February 8, 2023. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden comes in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Excellent Friday Settlement — a […]
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Britain and EU shut in on very important Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the course of the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture date: Monday November 7, 2022. Steve Reigate | Reuters LONDON — British Primary Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will satisfy in the U.K. on […]
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The most common crime in UK hotels isn’t theft
“Violence against another person” is by far the most common criminal offense reported in U.K. hotels, new data shows. Statistics from eight police forces across the U.K. show there were 4,589 allegations of violence and 1,307 of public disorder — which often involves intimidation or the threat of violence — in hotels, motels and guesthouses […]
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EU launches new legal steps against Britain over N. Ireland plans
The U.K. government on Tuesday announced its intention to drastically overhaul post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland, arguing the plan was needed to end political paralysis in the territory but risking a trade war with the EU. Paul Faith | Afp | Getty Images The European Commission launched two new legal proceedings against Britain on […]
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The UK’s plan to rip up Brexit trade rules slammed for being in ‘clear breach’ of international law
The U.K. government has pushed ahead with plans to unilaterally override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol it agreed with the EU in 2019. Liam Mcburney – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government has pushed ahead with controversial plans to unilaterally override post-Brexit trade rules, ratcheting up the […]
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The UK is threatening to scrap Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit rules — stoking fears of a trade war
Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Monday to hold emergency talks. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government is again threatening to unilaterally override large parts of the Brexit deal agreed with the European Union, raising the prospect of a trade war amid a power-sharing crisis in Northern Ireland. U.K. […]
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UK Covid cases are back on the rise as government scraps travel restrictions
Shoppers walking along Oxford Street in London on Dec. 21, 2021. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Cases of Covid-19 are rising once again in the U.K., according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, just as the government lifts its remaining travel restrictions. ONS figures published Friday showed […]
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